Quick adjusting pipe cutter



l Feb. 23, 1937. G D, MANVlLLE 2,071,756

QUICK ADJUSTING PIPE CUTTER Filed NOV. 25, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l @g2/WM( m ay Feb. 23, 1937. (5v D MANVILLE 2,071,756-

QUICK ADJUSTING PIPE CUTTER Filed NOV. 25, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 23, 1937' PATE-Nar oF 'I'hisiinvention' is' an improvedJpipe-rortubeV cutter ofthe jhand tool class:-

Tlie tool liincorporates anon-'shiftingsupportl for fafrotary"severingfdisc yand a lshifting-'carriage I e for a pair of back-rest lrollers and it vis an object toe` 'provide e' a e simple',JW practical and; substantial means -for'quickly setting the -adjustablecarriage withits rollers towardV a--pipe-to be'cut when it is interposedfbetween` the cutter 1andfpressureapV 1ov plying; back-restl-rollersf- Another object 'istoprov-ide lmeans to facilitate stantial-'supportfofkithe-pressureapplyingfrollers in tl'l'elcarriagc.l

Anadditional object is' toprovidepinthe quick# adjustment lvmeans; means kto `utilize rtheA Yre-action pressureeon' the -screwzvfor increasing the intere lockingwelati'onrof Vthe` screw with* a `comple`-r mentaryor nut member ofthe device; and further;

inthis connection;- anrobject' is toprovide a"disconnected 'means in'associationA wwith the nut -to effect lits readyireleaseffrorrrgthe screwfrorriftim'ef` to. time/in. use .of the tool'isotthat 'the screw and.

the `carriage 'may be 'quickly' shifted in avoidance of 'the much" slower `screw-"action"for the adjust= ment of the pressure rollers.

The `invention'. consists in' certainladvancements in this art' as set forth in the en'suingdis'.

closure :and "having,j with' the. above," additional' objectsand advantages as set outhereinaftenand` whose manner of operationand construction; come binatiomand means, vand details 'of features'l will 40 be made manifest"in'thedescription of the herewith disclosed and illustrative embodiment, it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to Within the scope, principle and spirit of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinbelow.

Figure l is a side elevation of the tool. Figure 2 is a bottom plan of the tool; omitting a part of its screw shank. Figure 3 is a detail of the cutting disc pin and mounting, and Figure 4 is a sectional elevation thereof. Figure 5 is a sectional plan showing a retaining C-spring countersunk in the disc pin. Figure 6 is a sectional elevation of the power screw and nut device; whereby presser rollers may be quickly shifted along the tool body to the cutting position and then advanced by slow screwfeed 'to'forceth'emetal being cut against the lcutting wheel or disc, and-then quickly'E and easily retracted withoutscrewaction Fig-- ure '7 is fan'inside' faceview ofthe vleft hand sideJ section of the roller carriage; and Figureis a 5` front end elevation of the carriageand-@crossesection-ofthe tool body-at theplane of thecar` ri'age face. Figure 9is alongitudinal sectiony of av portion of the body, with" the VA'screw nuty assembly in elevation. Figure `10 is a perspective of the nut* 10 push-back spider. c

Figure l1 is a side elevation and Fi"gure12isanJ edge view of the cuttingA wheel unit. Figure -f 13vl is a cross-section on line I3-'-I3 of-Fig.-12;L Fig-"- ure 14 fis a perspective of 'the-pin sleeve ofthe-15 wheel unit.

The tool body 2 has at its forwardend'alaterally extending Ibeak 3 with a pocket in which is disposed a suitable'cuttingwheeldisc 4 which is journaled on a stout pin 'I.` Thispin'slidably -i'lt's 20 in a bearing hole 8 Yin the beakand has its'ref` mote end flattened on one side-9 to non-turnably" fit in a complementarybearing hole I0; the yendI ofthe at faceforminga 'stop shoulder I I '-to ene gage the beak.v

y For the purpose kof removably interlocking thel pin` 1 Yin its mounting -lzthere'fis countersunk in the flattened end of thev'pin a'-C-spring-l2,l Fig. 5, whose outside diameter'is slightly greater:y than the diameter of the pinr 1 and-whichf' is ca 30 pable of Vcontracting into thepin Iwh'enthis -is forced into the bearing holes 8'I and then expandingto its normal size andultimate'ly'inter locking in an annular counterbore I3 atthe-outer end of the bearing hole Ill.

'Ihe open side of the retainingcespringissunk'f in the flat face of thepin 1,'Fig.' 5, and-assemblylr of the pin, with its spring I2, is facilitated 'byi registering the flat -facefof thepin withfthefflat side of the bearing and entering it. A-light; sharp' 40 hammer blow will readily drive the interlocking pin into or from place from time to time for change of cutting discs.

An object, such as a piece of pipe, to be cut is introduced between the disc 4 and a pair of 45 suitable pressure or back-rest rollers I5 which are on axes parallel to the disc axis and are on opposite sides of the axis of a power screw I6 which is radially disposed as to the disc.

The rollers and the screw are mounted in or 50 attached to a carriage consisting of a pair of right and left sections I'I-I8 having meeting inner faces I9 fastened in abutment by screws 20 after the sections have been assembled on the body 2 in such manner that bead rails 2I--22 55 lying along opposite, inner corners of re-entrant face or side 23 of the body, enter longitudinal recesses 24-25 along the inner, side faces of the respective carriage sections Il--I8. The re-entrant face 23 lies along the body 2 between the beak 3 and a nut box 25, at the rear end of the main body 2, through which the screw I6 passes and is provided with an unthreaded shank part having a suitable handle 2'I.

The carriage II-I 8 provides an internal chamber in which are vdisposed the rollers I5 and the section I'I is further provided with flat-side pockets 28 into which are firmly driven the comple mentary ends of roller spindles 29 on which the rollers have free rotation in the carriage chamber. The opposite ends of the spindles 29 slidably take into respective pockets 30 in the carriage section I8: the several pockets 28-33 are blind, that is, they do not come through the carriage wall sections.

A feature is the simplicity of connection between the power screw I6 and the carriage I1- I8, both as to the mode and the means. The screw has a neck 3l and a head 32 on its front end and the carriage provides a pocket 33 with rear side iianges 34 complementary to the head and neck of the screw andk providing for rotation of the latter to cause the advancev of the rollers I5 with high pressure `against the piece to be cut by the tool. This device for the attachment of the screw to the carriage obviates extra separable or movable contrivances with the incidental cost and liability of loss, and the carriage for holding the rollers and the power screw consists of but the two sections I'I-IS and the screws 2G as separable parts.

The nut box 25 is provided with a non-circular recess in which is non-turnably sunk an oblong half-nut 35 complementary to the screw l5 and normally pressed thereagainst by a compressed spring 35 sunk in the bottom of the box 25. On the outer side of the screw and opposite to the half-nut there is provided a semicylindrical element 3l whose longitudinal edges 38 approach the nut part on the opposite side of the screw l5 but are normally out of contact therewith.

The element 31 or spider has an outwardly projecting thumb button 39 passing through a cover piece 46 suitably attached to the box and retaining the spider in the box chamber. When it is desired to quickly shift the screw and the carriage forward or backward it is only necessary to press the button inward enough to engage and repress the nutpart 35 to clear it from the screw provided the screw is not at the moment under reaction of pressure of the rollers I5 engaging a piece to be or being cut. The freedom of the nut 35 from the repressive spider 31 is an advantage as it is therefore free to easily adjust itself on the threads of the screw.

A further feature is the provision of a device to tend to interlock the nut 35 onto the screw threads under work resistance and prevent backslip of the nut during tool action on work. This is incorporated in the structure of the thread of the power screw I5. In Fig. 6 it will be noticed that thev rear face 352N of the thread 35b is pitched inwardly and forwardly and forms a substantial hooking effect with the engaged threads of the nut part 35, and thehigher the work reaction'on the screw as the carria'gejis advanced the greater will be the inward drawing tendency of the inclined hooking face 35a on the nut 35.

The body 2 is of cast metal, preferably, and the rail beads 22 extend around the angles of the bed ends and greatly reinforce the tool without need of an inserted stiener and permits corlng out of the body; the beads being unbroken in their length.

When released from the nut 35 the screw I6 can be, quickly shifted to move'y the carriage I I-Iil toward the pierce to be cut, then the nut is released from the spider and permitted to again engage the screw while this is turned to force the work against the wheel 4.

To obtain a low cost cuttingwheel unit the disc 4 is punched'rto form a non-circular center hole 4a into which is drivenV the complementary part of a bushing or sleeve 5 turnably fitting the pin l; the sleeve here being shown, as of square section and its facets holding the disc 4 against relative rotation. The sleeve is notched or recessed, beyond the sides of the disc, at 5? and the hubs 6 are cast on the sleevebeside the disc and thus key into the recesses against rotation and solidlyank the adjacent disc which intervenes.

What is claimed` is:

1. In a pipe cutter, quick adjustment means in cluding a body provided with a pipe cutting de-4 vice anda box part, a pressure screw freely slidable in said box part for quick adjustment, a spring sunk in said part and a parallel sided half-nut thrust by said spring against the near side of the screw, a spider loosely mounted in said part on the side of the screw opposite to the nut and having` a button, said box having an outwardly opening nut pocket, and a cap through,V

which said button extends outward for thumb pressure to thrust the spider against the nut and repress it for quick `axial shift with the said body as to the screw; said cap being detachable for outward removal ofthe spider, the nut and the spring. l

2. A pipe cutter as set forth in claim 1, and in which said body is provided with a re-entrant face extending fro-m the box part and parallel to said screw, and having corner bead rails, and

a carriage engaging and slidable on said rails and being swivelled on the near end of said screw.

GEORGE D. MANVILLE. 

